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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS George Washington Carver (SSBN 656). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 93 crew members registered for the USS George Washington Carver (SSBN 656).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1976 | 1978 – 1987 | 1988 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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McCollum, Henry | TM2 SS | Jun 1, 1965 – Oct 10, 1969 | WEAPONS | AFTER I LEFT THE NAVY,I GOT A JOB WITH MAJOR PUBLIC ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY. I RET AFTER 23 YRS AS NUC REACTOR OPERATOR.I THEN GOT A JOB WITH FED GOV ,WORKING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TO PICK UP MY MIL TIME.I WILL RET IN JAN. 2007. |
Kendall, Conrad R Kendall | TM1(SS) | Jun 4, 1965 – Jun 14, 1968 | Weapons LOP Torpedo Room | Plankowner. First three Gold Patrols. Great Crew. Still Keep in touch with some of them. We are luckey to be alive after what we went through. Came as TM2(SS) and left as TM1(SS). LPO Torpedo Room. |
Goodwin, George | WO1 | Sep 1965 – Sep 1968 | Navigation | Made 3 runs and made chief and warrant on the same patrol in '68. Transferred to Charleston Naval Shipyard for 2 years of hard labor. |
Clark, Robert (Bob) Qm1ss | QM1(SS) | Oct 1965 – Nov 1966 | Navigation | I am a plank owner on this great boat. |
Check, Lawrence Check / Hulk | SEAMAN | Oct 15, 1965 – May 15, 1966 | Seaman Gang | My primary goal was to make the coffee on the barge for the COB (MCPO Ray Kuhn). I was transfered shortly before commissioning so I am not an official plankowner. |
Molchan, Jor | ? | 1966 – 1970 | ||
Minadeo, Ronald | TM3 | 1966 – 1968 | Weapons | Cool boat, great crew, good times. |
Eberhardt, Dave | MT3(SS) | Jun 1966 – Dec 1968 | Weapons | |
Spalding, George | STS 2 (SS) (DV) | 1967 – 1970 | Sonar | This submarine and crew members was the best time of my life ... nothing but fantastic memories. |
Lalanne, Bones | CS2(ss) | Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 16, 1968 | Supply | My first boat qualified on my 2nd patrol. Retired as a MSC(ss) in 1985. Great crew. Will always remember EN1(ss) Carrier great guy and the last EN to be a nuke. |
Byrne, Neal | SSBN 656 | Jun 1967 – Sep 1970 | ||
Kelley, Bert | MM1 SSN | 1968 – 1971 | Engineering | |
Fonzetti, Luigi | po3 | 1968 – | minepack | would like the names of the crew members |
Boldman, John | ET1 | 1968 – 1971 | Navigation | |
Wilcox, Paul | ET1 | Jan 1968 – Dec 1970 | NavET | |
Claytor, Jerry | MM2 | Mar 25, 1968 – Sep 17, 1969 | engineering | never forget it |
Titterton, John | STS2(SS) | May 1969 – Dec 1971 | Sonar | Chief was Paul Crowley - with Phil Leonard, Webster, Moke, Doc Baskett etc. made 5 Patrols. 2 - Rota and 3 - Holy Loch. Will never forget the experience! |
Keith, Werner | LCDR | 1970 – 1972 | Engineer | Also served as Catholic Lay Leader and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist planning and holding Sunday Services while underway submerged. |
Neall, Peter | SN supply | 1970 – | Supply | A interesting couple of years Holy Loch to EB C3 refit. Anybody remember my going over board in the Loch? Flight wings awarded Knubus Intelectus. |
Gihring, Eugene | EM1(SS) | Apr 1970 – Nov 1975 | Electrical | Was on Blue crew prior to refueling/conversion overhaul and Gold crew after. E Div LPO. CPO selectee prior to transfer to DATC/FMAG PAC San Diego. |
Hope, Steve | RM2(SS) | 1971 – 1975 | RADIO | |
Klueber, Michael (Mike) | MM2(SS) | Mar 1971 – Mar 1974 | M | Great ship / great crew |
Gant, Gary | STS3(SS) | Oct 31, 1971 – Jan 24, 1975 | Sonar | Very nice tour, met some good friends. After the GWC, I went to USS Tigrone,then recruiting for 11 straight years. Then came sub tender AS-31 USS Hunley. Retired in 93 while attached to SACLANT. Remarkable career. |
Mueller, Al | mmc | 1972 – 1976 | m | Great Sub, Great Crew. enjoyed my four years aboard her. Between serving on the Ethan Allen SSBN 608 (B) and the Carver I made 22 patrols. |
Wills, Ron | MMCM (SS) | Jun 1972 – Oct 1974 | M-Div | Left command as MM1(SS) to go to shore duty at Nuc Pwr Schl. Left active duty after shore rotation and finished career in the Reserves. |
Mendenhall, Guy | LCDR | Feb 1973 – Jun 1976 | Engineering Officer, Senior Watch Officer | My first SSBN - fill engineer in Gold Crew, refueling & Poseidon Conversion overhaul, shakedown, weapons certification, patrols out of Rota, Spain w/port call in Faslaine, Scotland. |
Ingram, Isaac | MM1 | Feb 1973 – Oct 1975 | Auxiliary | Shipyardbat EB 2patrols |
Belanger, Gary | TM2 SS | Mar 12, 1973 – Mar 13, 1977 | Weapons | Torpedo room leading petty officer. I was also a launcher technician ran LCP1. Added my name to the list to get in touch with fellow Navy budies. Also was qualifief chief of the watch. Small arms Petty Officer...... |
Belanger, Gary | tm2 | Mar 12, 1973 – Mar 23, 1977 | weapons | |
Lenza, Roy | MM1(SS) | Oct 1973 – Sep 1976 | M | |
Phillips, Woodrow | E - 5 Y/N | Oct 1973 – Feb 1975 | Command | Great crew |
Adler, Robert | MT2(SS) | Mar 1974 – Oct 1977 | Weapons | Great Boat/Great Crew..Skipper... |
Dixon, John | RM1(SS) | Aug 1, 1974 – Aug 29, 1976 | OPERATIONS/RM | |
Hardy, Mark | RM1(ss) | 1975 – 1978 | Radio | |
Renshaw, Patrick D. | CS3 (ss) | 1975 – 1976 | supply | I was ships cook while in the Navy. Then retired as a welder with Harley-Davidson Motor Co. |
Board, Kenneth | HM3(SS) | Jan 1975 – Apr 1977 | Medical | Some of the best times of my time in the Navy and my life. Lots of great memories. I truly miss those days and going to sea. It was an honor to serve with on this ship with these fine men |
Gelinas, Bruce | MT-2 | Sep 10, 1975 – Sep 30, 1978 | Missle/Launcher | |
Reeves, Bruce | RM3 | Dec 1975 – Dec 1977 | RM | |
Thomas, James | MT-2 (SS) | 1976 – 1980 | weapons | wow-that was interesting |
Bergeron, Bruce | IC2 (SS) | 1976 – 1979 | Aux Fwd. | It was a pleasure to serve with some of the finest people I've ever met.Had some great memories from Rota, Spain. |
Seward, Geoffrey | RM2 | Jan 1976 – Oct 1979 | Radio | Best people I ever worked with |
Butler, Dave | LCDR | Apr 1976 – Aug 1979 | Engineer | Learned a great deal; sometimes the hard way. Some of the greatest people I ever served with. Lucky to serve again with some later in career. |
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